Turkey Filets Stuffed with Cheese


1¾ pounds turkey breast
4 oz Gruyère or Swiss cheese
½ bunch chives
6 slices Parma ham
2 eggs
6 slices bread...for bread crumbs
6 tomatoes
1 tbsp chopped parsley
1 clove garlic ~ remove the central core or shoot
2 tbsp olive oil
3 tbsp oil
2 tbsp butter
fresh herb ~ chervil
salt and pepper

1. Cut the turkey breast into 6 long, thin filets.

2. Slice the cheese thinly. Chop the chives.

3. Sprinkle the chives over the cheese slices and arrange the cheese slices on the ham slices. Roll up.

4. Cover the turkey slices with plastic wrap and, using a meat mallet or the flat side of a cleaver, pound them flat.

5. Place the ham and cheese on the flattened turkey slices and roll up.

6. Beat the egg, and dip the rolls in it so that they are well coated. Season with salt and pepper.

7. Process the slices of bread to form bread crumbs.

8. Coat the turkey rolls in the bread crumbs to cover completely.

~ Prepare the tomatoes ~

9. Halve the tomatoes. Chop the parsley and garlic together, and place about 1 teaspoon on each tomato half. Sprinkle a few drops of olive oil on each.

10. Arrange the tomatoes in an oven proof baking pan. Sprinkle over
any remaining bread crumbs. Bake in a hot oven 400 degrees for 15 minutes.

~ Cook the turkey rolls ~

11. Heat oil and butter in a frying pan, and sear the turkey rolls on both sides. Cook over a gentle heat, for 15 to 20 minutes or bake in a moderate 350 degree oven.
12. Serve the turkey rolls with the tomatoes, garnished with chopped
chervil.

John